2014

Colorado Inside Out. Dec. 19, 2014. President Obama's announcement that the U.S. will reopen its relationship with Cuba. Nebraska and Oklahoma filed a law suit against Colorado over the effect our legalization of marijuana has had on their criminal system. Possible expansion of the number of red light cameras being placed around Denver.

Colorado Inside Out. Dec. 12, 2014. 10K jury summons sent out to citizens for the Aurora Theater Shooting trial. The newly released audit for Connect for Health, Colorado's health exchange program. The Army Corps of Engineers taking over the construction of Aurora's VA Hospital. The union representing DPD is at odds with Mayor Hancock over wearing protective gear at ongoing protests. Post game: Sen. Udall vs. CIA.

Colorado Inside Out. Nov. 14, 2014. Aftermath of election day in the House and Senate majorities and Andrew Romanoff being groomed for 2016. They also touch on the Globeville, I-70 expansion project that has Denver City Auditor upset. Post game: Gunnison Sage Grouse.

Armed Resistance to Genocide.
Presentation on the armed resistance to genocide given to the Children of Jewish
Holocaust Survivors. Los Angeles. YouTube.com. 82 minutes. Oct. 21, 2014.

Colorado Inside Out.
The Ebola crisis as a Frontier plane carrying a nurse infected with disease
lands at DIA to be cleaned. U.S. Senate candidates Mark Udall and Cory Gardner
display their political style differences during their last debate of the
election season. The family is awarded $4.65M in a suit to be paid out by the
city of Denver. VA bill sponsored by Mike Coffman goes sour. Post game: Senate and Governor polls. Oct. 17, 2014.

Colorado Inside Out.
The judge in the Aurora Theater shooting case allowing it to be filmed.
Controversy over pay raises and curriculum in Jeffco schools. A Colorado Supreme
Court case involving a paraplegic medical marijuana patient who was fired from
Dish Network for drug use. Post game:
Contentious comments made by Representative Doug Lamborn about President Obama
and his foreign policy. Oct. 3, 2014.

Colorado Inside Out.
Sept. 19, 2014. The latest campaign ads pushing for the safe consumption of marijuana-edibles.
Polls come out showing conflicting data for U.S. Senate and Gubernatorial races.
The parents of a woman killed in the Aurora Theater shootings file a law suit
against the ammunition companies who sold products to the suspect in the case. Post game: Jeffco teacher union stages illegal strike over merit pay.

Nat Hentoff interview.
Kopel speaks with legendary music critic, journalist, syndicated columnist, and
civil libertarian Nat Hentoff. They discuss the current state of civil liberties
in America and Nat explains why Obama has been the worst president of all-time
when it comes to our individual freedoms. YouTube.com. 55 minutes. Sept. 17,
2014.

Colorado Inside Out.
Aug. 28, 2014. Republicans launching a new fundraising and informative website aimed at
regaining the Senate. Gov. Hickenlooper making new comments about the Nathan
Dunlap death penalty case in an upcoming CNN documentary. Bob Beauprez upsetting
some for comments he made about immigration. The City of Aurora awarding retail
pot licenses to 21 businesses. Post game: The abundance
of pro and anti-fracking ads on TV, despite their absence from the 2014 November
ballot.

Colorado Inside Out.
Aug. 8, 2014. The loophole that allowed Arapahoe High School not to report the December 2013
shooting to the Dept. of Education. Gov. Hickenlooper announcing a compromise on
fracking ballot initiatives and the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission's
lawsuit against Longmont being dropped. Post game: Denver government wants unaccompanied illegal alien minors in Denver.

Colorado Inside Out.
July 25, 2014. Sarah Palin's trip to Denver for the 5th Annual Western Conservative Conference.
Safe Clean Colorado's efforts to get two fracking issues on November's ballot.
The Colorado Symphony Orchestra and the city of Denver's dispute over how to
proceed in the remodeling of Boettcher Concert Hall. Post game: Pat Bowlen retires.

Devil's Advocate.
On the legal battle against Colorado's anti-gun laws. July 18, 2014.

Colorado Inside Out.
July 11, 2014. New CNN series focused on the Nathan Dunlap case. President Obama's visit to
Denver in support of Sen. Udall, who wasn't present at the events. Denver,
Boulder and Pueblo issuing same sex marriage licenses, despite ban. Sen. Udall
proposing new bill to ban employers from refusing health coverage to their
employees, especially contraceptives. Post game: New mental evaluation of perpetrator of Aurora theater attack.

Colorado Inside Out.
This time, host Dominic Dezzutti, along with Patricia Calhoun, David Kopel, Dani
Newsum and Kevin Flynn visit 1964. Topics include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s
visit to Denver, Denver's newest police chief and the influx of government
agencies relocating to Colorado.
Post game: Dominic
Dezzutti, Patricia Calhoun, David Kopel, Dani Newsum, Kevin Flynn take us back
in history as they discuss the presidential race involving President Johnson and
Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater. July 4, 2014.

Colorado Inside Out.
June 20, 2014. Gov. Hickenlooper unwelcomed apology to a group of sheriffs who are unhappy
about the way he handled gun legislation. Fundraising numbers are highlighted in
the gubernatorial primary. The effect that Sen. Udall's vote on the Keystone
pipeline project may have on his chances to win a second term. Also the panel
pays tribute to beloved crew member battling cancer. Post game: Republican primary in the 4th Congressional
District.

Colorado Inside Out.
June 13, 2014. The millions of dollars dedicated to fighting anti-fracking media ads. A recent
poll released showing Gardner ahead of Udall. Governor Hickenlooper working with
oil and gas companies on a fracking compromise to keep the issue off the
November ballot. Arapahoe county DA dropping charges related to voter fraud. Post game: Denver vs. Dallas for 2016 Republican National
Convention.

Colorado Inside Out.
May 30, 2014. Vice President Joe Biden is in Colorado, reporter Jana Winter does not have to
reveal source for notebook in Holmes case, El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa
asked to resign, Jefferson County school board hires Superintendent with a
controversial contract. Post
game: Hillary Clinton in Denver in June.

Colorado Inside Out.
May 23, 2014. Denver's chance of hosting the RNC, Gubernatorial race fundraising number
updates, Governor Hickenlooper meeting with oil/gas companies over fracking
proposals, outside supporters donating millions to the local Senate race. Post game: Transparency
in the Jeffesrson County School Board's decision to leave a sole finalist to fill
in the superintendent position.

Colorado Inside Out.
May 16, 2014. Colorado Symphony's "Classically Cannabis" concert
series updates, Spanish-language ads supporting Cory Gardner, Gov. Hickenlooper
hoping to negotiate on fracking proposals prior to the 2014 election and a probe
into the construction work being done for the DIA hotel and transit center.
Post game: Newly released feasibility study suggesting costly changes to the
National Western Stock Show Complex, the CO Convention Center and the Denver
Coliseum. The changes are detailed, but fail to outline a distinct budget for
the adjustments.

Colorado Inside Out.
May 9, 2014. The highlights of the 2014 legislative session, banking allowances for pot shops
and hemp farmers, cash on hand for candidates in the governor's race, the city
of Denver requesting the CO Symphony orchestra to end their cannabis concert
series and the Colorado republican state party suing the Secretary of State's
office. Post game: Hyper-sensitive group demands that Bolder Boulder drop the slogan, "Sea Level is for Sissies."

Kopel on The Blaze TV. Kopel discusses the recent Supreme Court decision to
uphold legislative prayer and the onerous gun restrictions in the Northeast. May
6, 2014.

Colorado Inside Out.
May 2, 2014. Topics include: the Denver Sheriff's Dept.'s decision to refuse requests to
detain individuals for immigration status solely. The killing of the bill that
would have banned red light cameras and the passing of the $23M budget.
Potential fracking bans on the 2014 ballot and a dispute over federal aid
intended for Colorado flood victims. Updated budget for DIA hotel and transit
center. Post game: The
proposed 3.2 beer ban in Washington Park that ultimately did not pass.

NRA News. The First Amendment guide to the Second Amendment. 11 minutes.
Apr. 22, 2014.

Colorado Inside Out.
Mar. 14, 2014. The success of Colorado's health exchange, the GOP party opens new offices in
Colorado and Secretary of State Scott Gessler loses appeal in Denver District
Court over an initial complaint claiming he misused state funds. Colorado
lawmakers consulted with legal counsel on how to use the overflow of taxes that
may accumulate from pot sales. Denver's independent monitor suggests training for
DPD. Post game: The 10th
Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that the lawsuit against TABOR can move
forward.

Colorado Inside Out.
Mar. 7, 2014. Bob Beauprez enters Governor's race, the inmate early release in
Aurora, the proposal for a air tanker fleet for Colorado, and the sentencing of
Stevie Vigil for aiding Even Ebel. Post game: Results from
the initial GOP caucuses for the 2014 election regarding the races for Governor
and U.S. Senate.

Testimony on Colorado Senate Bill 14-038. Kopel testifies in favor of a bill
to remove the Governor's power to ban the sale, transport, and dispensing of
firearms whenever the Governor declares an emergency. Feb. 10, 2014.

Colorado Inside Out. Jan. 3, 2014. A
look ahead to the major issues of 2014 including high profile election races and
predictions for the 2014 legislature. Post game: A look at the
non-political issues happening in 2014 including commercial pot shops opening
and the James Holmes trial.

2013

Colorado Inside Out.
The panel takes a look at the major stories and issues in a review of 2013. Dec.
27, 2013.

Colorado Inside Out.
50th anniversary of the JFK assassination, major rulings in the Sigg and Holmes
cases and the Quinnipiac polling results for Governor and Senate races.
Post game: Changing of
the filibuster rule in the U.S. Senate. Nov. 22, 2013.

Colorado Inside Out.
Rockies co-owner getting busted for 2nd DUI. The big loss for Amendment 66 in
the polls. Colorado school board races making national headlines. The future of
the 51st state movement. Post
game: Election results: Fracking bans passing and citizens' attitudes toward
its use. Governor Hickenlooper taking losses in both fracking and Amendment 66.
The impact of the marijuana tax and its effect on 2014. Nov. 8, 2013.

Colorado Inside Out.
Colorado release of new branding logo, NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg donating
$350,000 to recall elections in Colorado Springs and Pueblo, the DOJ will not
enforce federal regulations on recreational marijuana shops in Colorado and
Governor John Hickenlooper came out in opposition of the Colorado counties
moving toward succeeding the state.
Post game: The tax
proposal for marijuana in Denver. Aug. 30, 2013.

In this
Guns.com video, Kopel discusses the defeat of Manchin-Toomey, the current
state of guns, and the gun debate in Colorado. Later, Kopel talks about his new
book, The Truth About Gun Control in
this video. May 9, 2013.

Colorado Inside Out. Three
gun bills signed by Gov. Hickenlooper, Death Penalty repeal, Civil Unions bill
signed into law. Post game:
Ten year anniversary of the war in Iraq and the affect in Colorado. Mar. 22,
2013.

NRA News. Kopel
discusses the fallout of the three new gun control bills signed by Governor
Hickenlooper. The magazine ban is particularly egregious. YouTube.com. 16
minutes. Mar. 20, 2013.

NRA News. Kopel
discusses gun manufacturers and sellers being held liable for "violent acts" in
a new gun control bill from Senator John Morse. Includes the wildly bizarre
definition of "assault weapon" as well. YouTube.com. 9 minutes. Feb. 27, 2013.

CNN Reliable Sources. Howard Kurtz bemoans "a troubling thing that
television does," namely the rush to "turn such an atrocity into ideological
fodder while the victims are still being treated." As an example, plays
Morgan/Kopel interchange, with Morgan insisting a gun control debate must take
place on the night of the crime. July 22, 2012.
Transcript.
Video.

Colorado Inside Out. July 13,
2012. Lifting of the statewide fire ban, Mitt Romney's visit to Colorado,
ten public trustees stepping down, and "Fight Back Colorado." Post game: more on
the fires.

Colorado Inside Out. Nov. 18,
2011. A look back at the panelists and the topics that they covered during
CIO's first 19 seasons, and Occupy Denver. Post game:
Occupy.

Testimony, U.S. Senate subcommittee
on Crime and Terrorism regarding S. 463. Nov. 17, 2011. Senator Schumer's
bill to vastly expand the number of people prohibited from owning or temporarily
possessing a firearm. Written testimony.
Video of subcommittee hearing. Kopel's 5 minute prepared remarks begin at
72:41. At 103:40, there is a Q&A with Senator Grassley, with leads to follow-up
questions with Senator Schumer, in which Kopel explains to Schumer what the
Schumer bill actually does. Kopel
discusses the bill on NRA News.

Kopel testified on Sept. 13 before the U.S. House subcommittee on Crime,
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, regarding H.R. 822, which would set up a
national system of interstate reciprocity for concealed handgun carry permits.
Kopel's 24-page written testimony.
Video of the subcommittee hearing.

Colorado Inside Out. April
1, 2011. The passing of Pierre Jimenez, the Denver Mayoral Race, the Civil
Unions Bill, Ryan Call's election as the new Chair of the State GOP.
Post game: more on civil
unions.

Colorado Inside Out. March 18, 2011. Nuclear crisis in Japan and its effects
on a potential nuclear energy facility in Pueblo, big news in three major school
districts in the Denver area, the Denver mayoral race begins to heat up.
Post game: Douglas County
school vouchers.

Colorado Inside Out. Feb.
25, 2011. Census shows Colorado has grown more diverse and El Paso County has
become its most populous county, Protests in Wisconsin, Civil unrest in Libya.
Post game: more on census.

Obamacare Ruled
Unconstitutional. Feb. 4, 2011. On the Colorado Public Television program
"Devil's Advocate," Kopel and Rob Natelson about the
court challenges tot he health control law. 30 minutes, YouTube.

2010

Colorado Inside Out. Dec.
31, 2010. A look at potential big stories such as Governor Hickenlooper's first
year in office, issues in the State Legislature and what may happen in the
Denver Mayoral race. Post game:
What will be the big issue in 2011?

Colorado Inside Out. Dec.
24, 2010. Year in review program looks back at the election and issues the state
legislature tackled in 2010.
Post game: What election story was most memorable?

Kopel Senate briefing on Kagan and McDonald. U.S.
Senate Second Amendment Task Force. June 21, 2010. Link to the 22 minute video,
and links to presentations by Stephen Halbrook and Hans Von Spakovsky.
YouTube.

The United Nations and the Second Amendment. Gun
Rights Policy Conference. St. Louis. Sept. 26, 2009. 10 minutes.
YouTube.

The Second Amendment in the Supreme Court.
Kopel speaks to the Global General Gathering of the Triple 9 Society, and
explains the upcoming Supreme Court case on whether the Fourteenth Amendment
makes the Second Amendment applicable to state and local governments. Sept. 6,
2009. 86 minutes, video. Watch.
Download mp4.

Kopel's testimony to the Senate Judiciary
Committee, regarding the Second Amendment record of Judge Sonia
Sotomayor. Written testimony in
PDF (much longer than the oral testimony). Video of Kopel's
testimony to the Committee, July 16, 2009,
C-Span.
Other C-Span video, Kopel at 38:58.

Kopel on Independent Thinking. HR 45, guns in national parks, a new Montana law to challenge the
limits of the commerce clause, and the fallacy of U.S. guns in Mexico.
KBDI television. July 10, 2009.
YouTube video.

Nannyism and gun control. Kopel
speaks at the Nannyism panel held at the Warwick Hotel, Denver,
Colorado, as part of the Independence Institute's annual "Alcohol,
Tobacco & Firearms" celebration. June 19, 2009. 18:46.
MySpace video.

Should Colorado join the interstate
compact which attempts to turn the Electoral College into a national
popular vote? Dave Kopel and former State Senator Ken Gordon debate
the issue on Independent Thinking. Kopel argues that the
Electoral College is superior, and that, in any case, the compact is
unconstitutional. April 10, 2009.
Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3.

2008

What's Wrong with the Patriot Act?
Dave Kopel and Cathryn Hazouri (head of the Colorado chapter of the
American Civil Liberties Union). Part of the the University of
Colorado Denver Student Life office's Anatomy of War series. October
8, 2008. Available in 7 parts on YouTube. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7.

Taiwan Presidential
Election Analysis with David Kopel. Originally broadcast on KBDI-TV
channel 12, Denver, April 4, 2008. Filmed at the Public Television
Service station, Taipei, Taiwan, March 20, 2008. Kopel interviews Dr. Yen Chen-Sen from the National
Chengchi University's Institute of International Relations and Dr. Lai
I-Chung from Taiwan ThinkTank.
Video.

Press conference after the oral argument in
District of Columbia v. Heller. Mar. 18, 2008.
C-Span. The first half of the press conference is
Mayor Fenty and other D.C. spokespersons. Kopel
appears in the background at about 11:24, and speaks
from about 18:20 to 19:33.
C-Span video,
Kopel at 21:30.
MP3 of the pro-Heller portion.

American Constitution Society panel on DC v. Heller.
Moderated by Dahlia Lithwick of Slate, the panel
features a discussion with John Payne (formerly of
the D.C. Corporation Counsel's office; attorney of
record on the Brady amicus brief, and currently head
of the NAACP LDF), Carl Bogus (Prof. of Law at Roger
Williams, and lead author on a pro-DC amicus brief
of some historians) and Dave Kopel. The debate was
held at the National Press Club, in Washington,
D.C.; on March 13, 2008. The video and audio
are available
here.
C-Span video.

2007 and before

A Question of Balance. Firearms
policy symposium held at the Tower of London. Available for free
(registration required) at XONtv;
after registration, look under "Documentaries" and then under "Snow
Goose Productions. The individual speakers are in separate segments;
Kopel appears in the segment on "Firearms Possession" (by "non-state
actors"). Originally filmed May 1-2, 2003.

Gun Control Debate with Arnold Grossman, "One
Nation Under Guns" and David Kopel, "Gun Control and Gun Rights". Description:
The Denver Press Club hosts a debate on the issue of gun control. Arnold
Grossman, author of "One Nation Under Guns - An Essay on An American Epidemic,"
argues the pro-gun control case while David Kopel, co-editor of "Gun
Control and Gun Rights: A Reader and Guide" speaks for the opposing side.
The debate is moderated by Cynthia Hessin, executive producer of Rocky Mountain
PBS. The debate was broadcast on C-Span's Book TV.
C-Span video. You can
also watch a replay of the
debate in
Quicktime or in
WMV
format. The replay is produced by the Independence Institute's iVoices.org
multimedia center; the on-line replay used the C-Span feed; the iVoices version
occasionally pixelates the video. In addition, you can read Kopel's
Book review of
One Nation Under Guns: an Essay on an American
Epidemic by Arnie Grossman. Kopel dissects a book riddled
with factual and legal errors, and which, unintentionally, reveals why the
gun control movement in the United States has become such a failure in
recent years.

Firearms Regulation, International Law and Human Rights, in 2d annual "Firearms Law & the Second
Amendment Symposium". George Mason University School of Law. Oct. 7, 2006. Windows Media hilow.
QuickTime hi
low.
Main
page for symposium.

Second Amendment Symposium, George Mason
University School of Law, Sept. 24, 2005.
The English religious roots of the Second Amendment right to resist tyranny.
Windows Media hilow.
QuickTime hilow.

The right to arms to resist genocide.
Windows Media hilow.
QuickTime hilow.

"Assault weapons." Senate Judiciary
Committee. Aug. 3, 1993. C-Span, Kopel at 198:54, and in Q&A with
Senator Feinstein at end of panel.
C-Span.

We
win the Emmy! The annual "time machine" episode of Colorado Inside-Out
garners a threepeat, winning the best documentary award for the third year in a
row, from the Heartland Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts &
Sciences. This year's win is also a Triple Crown, with Emmy awards for best
sound, and best program. Watch the award-winning
1935 episode of CIO
(produced in 2010), including Kopel as law professor Israel Ben Koplowitz, a
Democratic supporter of Al Smith who is skeptical of FDR. Some other episodes:
1951 (produced in 2011),
1959 episode (Emmy
winner, produced in 2009),
1858 episode (Emmy winner, produced in 2008). Also: 1927 (2008 Emmy nominee).

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